The Announcement for the F4 Boys in the new Korean adaptation of Hana Yori Dango is out today.

Although it was floated around that the casting would comprise mostly pop idol stars, it turns out that we’re split half-half between idols and actors.

First is F4 leader in the Tsukasa role, aka actor Lee Min-ho (1st picture)
Kim Hyun-joong, idol singer of pop boy band SS501, takes on the role of Rui.
Kim Bum, at above right, is most recently of East of Eden (2nd picture)
And, finally, Kim Joon is the least-known of the F4 boys, as Akira.

Casting for the rest will be finalized soon and filming will commence in mid-October with an overseas shoot. The 24 episode drama will be shown after “The World That They Live In” in the Mon-Tue timeslot towards the end of December.